Improved extension foe tables



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-IMPOVED EXTENSIONFOR TABLES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MA'Y CONCERN:

Be itV known that I, DE LANCE COLE, of Marshall, in the county of Clark, and cState of Illinois, have invented a new and useful' Improvement in Extension-Tables; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art te make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming. part vof.this'specii'lcation.

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved table.

Figure 2 is an under side view 4of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parte.

My invention has for its objoetto furnish a simple, inexpensive, convenient, and substantial means for enlarging or extending an ordinary breakfast or dining-table to any desired size or extent; and it consists inconneoting the extension-leaves to the table by means of supporting-bars and dovrei-pins, and in'niaking the leg ofthe extensioneleai detachable; the whole beingconstructed and arranged as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the frame, to which the legs B and stationary lea-' C are attached i'n thev ordinary manner.

D are the side or drop leave-s, the edges of which are hinged to the side edges of the stationary leaf` C in the usual manner, and which-are supported, when raised into a. horizontal position, by the bars E -sliding in or pirated to the frame A lin the ordinary manner.

F is an extension-leaf, the inner edge of which is furnished with dowel-pins G, which enter holes in the edge of the hinged leaf D, so as to lieep the adjacent edges of the said leaves in their proper relative positions, at the same time that they assist in supporting the inner edge of' the said leaf. The outer part of the leaf F is supported upon a leg, H, which may be permanently or removably attached to said leaf.

I prefer to form the leg H'With a dove-tailed cap, t, formed upon or attached to its upper end, .which enters a dove-tailcd groove upon the under side of the leaf F, so as to substantially and at the same time detachably connect the said leg to the side leaf. v This construction enables the leg to be easily detached from the leaf when desired for convenience in storage.

I are bars, the outer ends of which 'are attached securely to the under side of the leaf F, and which are of such a length as to reaoh to and enter slots in the side-bars of the frame A, as shown in gs. l and 2, so as to firmly sustain the said extension-leaf F.

The outer ends of the hars I ma be ri idl attached to the leaf F, or the kma be ivoted to the said leaf.v

Y g .Y .Y Y l)- This latter construction I prefer, as it enablesthe said bars to be turned down along the Linder side of said leaf for convenience in storage when not required for use.

One or any desired number of leaves, F, may be used, vand they may be made rectangular, or may have their outer edges rounded oil', as may be desired.

- I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination of the extensiondeaf or leaves F, provided with -legs H, dowel-pins G, and supporting-bars I, with the hinged leaf or leaves yI) and slotted side-bars of the frame A of an ordinary table, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth.

DE LANCE COLE.

Witn esses:

FRANKLIN MARK, SAMUEL JENNINGS. 

